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- August was full of economic events from all around the globe which definitely have had an impact on professors’ perception of economic situation in the world. Experts’ six-month economic outlook continued its downward trend, reaching the lowest level since September 2013. In contrast, longer term sentiment index rebounded from the 12-month low reached in July, pointing to renewed optimism in the world economic strength three years from now.
- While the U.K. expanded in a more rapid pace than previously estimated in the second quarter, outperforming the U.S., Japan, as well as European countries, the Euro zone leading economies have been losing steam, recording disappointing fundamentals in August. This in turn has translated into professors’ dimmed short and long term outlook for the region’s economy, as both indexes fell considerably in August.
- Across the Atlantic, the index, designed to measure short-term economic expectations, stood unchanged from the previous month, while three-year sentiment index recovered from an unexpected slide in July.
- Asia-Pacific continues to outperform other regions, as its six-month economic outlook reached the highest level this year, while three-year sentiment index hit the second highest point this year.
